"Maximum performance ; speedy recovery ; up-to-date nutritional advice"--Cover Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
1. The history of sports nutrition / Bengt Saltin, Asker Jeukendrup 2. What is the optimal composition of an athlete's diet? / Liz Broad, Greg Cox 3. The optimal pre-competition meal ; 4. Carbohydrate intake during exercise ; 5. Hydration : what is new? ; 6. Fat burning / Asker Juekendrup 7. Nutrition for recovery / Louise Burke 8. Nutrition, sleep and recovery / Shona Halson 9. Building muscle / Stuart Phillips, Mark Tarnopolsky 10. Train low, compete high / Keith Baar 11. Optimizing training adaptations by manipulating protein / Kevin Tipton 12. Alternative fuels / Asker Juekendrup 13. Dietary supplements / Hans Braun 14. Risks associated with dietary supplement use / Ronhald Maughan 15. Nutrition and immune function / Michael Gleeson 16. Supplements to boost immune function / David Nieman 17. Sports nutrition for women / Brent Ruby 18. Nutrition, the brain, and prolonged exercise / Romain Meeusen, Phil Watson 19. Weight management / Asker Juekendrup 20. Protein and weight loss / Samuel Mettler, Kevin Tipton 21. Nutrition-and exercise-related gastrointestinal problems / Beate Pfeiffer 22. Marathon running / John Hawley 23. Nutrition for middle distance running / Trent Stellingwerff 24. Swimming / Louise Burke 25. Triathlon / Asker Juekendrup 26. Adventure racing and ultra marathons / Mark Tarnopolsky 27. Team sports / Stuart Phillips 28. The future : individualizing nutrition & hydration / Trent Stellingwerff